It must be that we normally avoid the holiday weekends and typically arrive on the Monday for the week. This time we came early. Has anyone noticed the campers who evidently get great joy from riding around and around campground loop roads, over and over. I lost count with one guy at 47 passes over two days. Its not my gas or time, and I could care less what they do, but we're getting some good laughs watching these people riding around. Must be boredom or am attempt to show off the tow vehicle.

You will find me making a loop of the campground 1-2-3 times per day...but on my bike. That's how I get my low impact exercise. But as far as driving around the RV park in the car? I think the only ones that do that generally are the camp hosts that are making sure people leave when they should, check on trouble spots, address maintenance issues. Maybe their golf cart was in the shop?BTW, I've discovered that with the exception of holiday weekends, Sunday afternoon is also a great day to arrive at a park. Everyone heads back home on Sunday leaving the parks mostly empty. So I often plan my stays so I travel on Sunday. If I can't, than I want to arrive at a park Tues-Thurs. Not this Labor day weekend of course, but generally.

I really haven’t noticed that. Not sure why someone would go camping just to drive their truck around the campground. To each their own I guess!

Sure they are not just casing the joint?

jerryjay11 wrote:Sure they are not just casing the joint?LOL.....Except I dont think you have many people casing packed to the gills gated state park campgrounds in a 2018 GMC Denali dually, who have newer looking Grand Design Mobile Suites 5er about 40' long?

We sometimes do drive arounds making notes on sites we like for later visits.

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Ralph_Cramden
Explorer II
Sep 03, 2018
irishtom29 wrote:
Second Chance wrote:

Grand Design and Mobile Suites are two different brands/companies...

Rob

Uh, I think the fella was making a joke.

Finally a sense of humor lol. I think it was a hybrid and I started counting again. 8 times since 7am and its now 11.....wait....call it 9....if this one particular gent is going to the bathroom he has a bladder issue and if he's scouting sites he knows every tree, leaf, and piece of gravel by now.
ScottG
Nomad
Sep 03, 2018
I've seen this many times.
Can't explain this bizzar activity.
Boredom?
Bird_Freak
Explorer II
Sep 03, 2018
The only person that is more bored than the one riding around the campground is the one just sitting there counting his laps.:B
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Sep 03, 2018
Might be me, Ralph, but on my bicycle when I believe the highway or other roads aren’t friendly.
Ralph_Cramden
Explorer II
Sep 03, 2018
Bird Freak wrote:
The only person that is more bored than the one riding around the campground is the one just sitting the counting his laps.:B

Ya think?....Since I will be sitting here still sipping cold ones long after these cruisers are gone I dont know if its boredom. It certainly borders on some type of cheap entertainment. At least a dozen times for the dually chap since 7AM. The main entrance road is a prime spot for a combination convienence store, tire, and brake shop I think.
coolmom42
Explorer II
Sep 03, 2018
SoundGuy wrote:
Ralph Cramden wrote:
Has anyone noticed the campers who evidently get great joy from riding around and around campground loop roads, over and over. I lost count with one guy at 47 passes over two days.

We'll occasionally drive a few loops during our stay to check out other possible sites for the future, especially if it's a campground we're not familiar with, or other times may go looking for friends we think might be camping at the same time elsewhere in the park ... but 47 times over two days?! - that's desperation looking for something to do. :R

Ditto
campinginthewoo
Explorer
Sep 03, 2018
If it's my first time in I'll cruise the loops and even in my favorite campgrounds. I'll be looking at future sites or just looking at all the nice rigs and tow vehicles. I'm just looking around one local state park every evening and most every weekend the locals from around the area cruise through sometimes they're just out for a cruise and sometimes it's looking for friends that were supposed to be camping
bid_time
Nomad II
Sep 03, 2018
Maybe he is the campground Security. In any event I don't spend my available time wondering what other people are doing, just not on my agenda (let alone posting it on the internet).
Walaby
Explorer II
Sep 03, 2018
bid_time wrote:
In any event I don't spend my available time wondering what other people are doing, just not on my agenda (let alone posting it on the internet).

It's just an observation, not anything to get all worked up about.

I cruise new campgrounds once or twice on a weekend... smaller ones on our walks, larger ones we'll drive around. Certainly not 47+ times, but to each their own I suppose. Does seem kinda strange.

Mike
2oldman
Explorer II
Sep 03, 2018
bid_time wrote:
In any event I don't spend my available time wondering what other people are doing, just not on my agenda (let alone posting it on the internet).
That's touching.

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